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<B>deferred</B> <B>class</B> <B>interface</B>
    <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>


<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Access</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_generating_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generating_type">generating_type</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generating_type_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generating_type_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_generator"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generator">generator</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating class</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generator_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generator_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Comparison</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> or attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some, other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            both_or_none_void: (some = <B>Void</B>) <B>implies</B> (<B>Result</B> = (other = <B>Void</B>))
            same_type: (<B>Result</B> <B>and</B> (some /= <B>Void</B>)) <B>implies</B> (other /= <B>Void</B> <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other))
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (other, some)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_equal">equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to objects considered equal?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_equal"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object considered</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> equal to current object?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
            consistent: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached to</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> field-by-field identical objects of the same type?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default object comparison criterion.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_is_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object of the same type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Status report</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_conforms_to"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Does type of current object conform to type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_same_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is type of current object identical to type of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other) <B>and</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>))
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Duplication</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_copy"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Update current object using fields of object attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">, so as to yield equal objects.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
            type_identity: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            is_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_deep_copy"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_copy">deep_copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Effect equivalent to that of:</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red">		</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red"> (</FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> . </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_deep_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, <B>Result</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_copy"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_copy">standard_copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Copy every field of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> onto corresponding field</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
            type_identity: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            is_standard_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_twin">standard_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object field-by-field identical to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default copying semantics.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            standard_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (<B>Result</B>, <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object equal to </FONT>`Current'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A><FONT COLOR="red"> calls </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">; to change copying/twining semantics, redefine </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            is_equal: <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Basic operations</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_default"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A>: ?<A HREF="../base/test_case_flatshort.html">TEST_CASE</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of object's type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_pointer"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_pointer">default_pointer</A>: <A HREF="../base/pointer_flatshort.html">POINTER</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of type </FONT>`POINTER'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Avoid the need to write </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A><FONT COLOR="red"> for</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> some </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red"> of type </FONT>`POINTER'<FONT COLOR="red">.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_rescue"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_rescue">default_rescue</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Default: do nothing.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_do_nothing"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_do_nothing">do_nothing</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Execute a null action.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Output</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_io"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_io">io</A>: <A HREF="../base/std_files_flatshort.html">STD_FILES</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Handle to standard file setup</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            io_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_out"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_out">out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_print"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_print">print</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Write terse external representation of </FONT>`some'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> on standard output.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_tagged_out"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_tagged_out">tagged_out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            tagged_out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Platform</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_operating_environment"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_operating_environment">operating_environment</A>: <A HREF="../base/operating_environment_flatshort.html">OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Objects available from the operating system</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            operating_environment_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>invariant</B>
        <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
    reflexive_equality: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
    reflexive_conformance: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>)

<B>indexing</B>
    library: "EiffelBase: Library of reusable components for Eiffel."
    copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2006, Eiffel Software and others"
    license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see <a href="http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt">http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt</a>)"
    source: "[
        Eiffel Software
        356 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 USA
        Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
        Website <a href="http://www.eiffel.com">http://www.eiffel.com</a>
        Customer support <a href="http://support.eiffel.com">http://support.eiffel.com</a>
    ]"

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